It wasn't long, of course, before the video hit YouTube (the ifish link is here and the video can be seen here.

Oregon State Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and biologists, who first doubtfully questioned the species identification, all gathered at the scene and the shark, identity confirmed, was hauled away for some research and examination.

How did it get from the surface of the ocean to a stainless steel research table?

That story also hit Ifish by Sunday, directly from the source. See it here.

Oh, by the way...Remember what led to the shark warning off Cannon Beach? The part about someone finding a partly eaten porpoise?

Link up with the video for a first-hand look at the evidence. Take your time, let it load all the way.